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Title:Asteroseismology of Procyon with SOPHIE

Abstract: This paper reports a 9-night asteroseismic observation program conducted in
January 2007 with the new spectrometer Sophie at the OHP 193-cm telescope, on
the F5 IV-V target Procyon A. This first asteroseismic program with Sophie was
intended to test the performance of the instrument with a bright but demanding
asteroseismic target and was part of a multisite network. The Sophie spectra
have been reduced with the data reduction software provided by OHP. The Procyon
asteroseismic data were then analyzed with statistical tools. The asymptotic
analysis has been conducted considering possible curvature in the echelle
diagram analysis. These observations have proven the efficient performance of
Sophie used as an asteroseismometer, and succeed in a clear detection of the
large spacing. An échelle diagram based on the 54-$μ$Hz spacing shows clear
ridges. Identification of the peaks exhibits large spacings varying from about
52 $μ$Hz to 56 $μ$Hz.